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1. Robert Picardo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Joe Picardo.
2. He graduated from William Penn Charter School in 1971 and originally entered Yale University as a pre-medical student, but opted to act instead.
3. While he was at Yale University, he was a member of the Society of Orpheus and Bacchus, the second longest running undergraduate a cappella group in the United States.
4. His singing has also been incorporated into his role in Star Trek: Voyager.
5. After earning his degree, he enrolled at the Circle in the Square Professional Theater Workshop.
6. His first breaks were appearing in the David Mamet play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago," and with Diane Keaton in "The Primary English Class."
7. During the 1988-1991 television seasons, Picardo was simultaneously seen on the ABC Vietnam series China Beach in the role of Dr. Dick Richard, and the ABC series The Wonder Years in the role of Coach Cutlip.
8. He is among a small group of television actors to achieve notice on two television series at the same time.
9. Picardo made his feature film debut as Eddie Quist, the serial killer werewolf in the Joe Dante film The Howling .
10. He also had a recurring role in the sitcom Alice and played a doctor on an episode of The Golden Girls.
11. Picardo also portrays the voice and face of the robotic Johnny Cab in Total Recall.
12. He appeared in one episode of ER in 1995 as Abraham Zimble .
13. From 1995 to 2001, he played the role of the Emergency Medical Hologram in the television series Star Trek: Voyager.
14. Before being accepted for this role, Picardo initially auditioned for the role of Neelix. He later also directed two episodes.
15. He played additional versions of the role of the EMH in the 1996 motion picture Star Trek: First Contact and the 1997 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?"
16. In 2001, he guest starred in the 7 Days episode "Revelation", purporting to be a time traveler from seven years in the future.
17. In 2004, he began playing the recurring role of International Oversight Advisory member Richard Woolsey in both Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, where he became a regular in the fifth season.
18. His first appearance in those series was in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Heroes ".
19. In 2007 and 2008, Star Trek: The Music was a multi-city tour with John de Lancie.
20. Picardo and de Lancie narrated around the orchestral performance, explaining the history of the music in Star Trek.


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BabyStyle Hybrid City Stroller (Lava Red) Detailed Information
New from BabyStyle is the super sleek and modern Hybrid. Ideal for growing families this pushchair offers tons of features with easy conversion to a tandem. Suitable from 6 months it gives your precious little one the comfort and you the confidence and style for when on the go.
The Hybrid is compatible with a wide range of leading infant carriers such as the Maxi-Cosi Pebble and Cabriofix, Kiddy Evo Luna i-Size and all BeSafe infant carriers creating a complete travel system.
For growing families it offers the option of turning in to a tandem stroller with the simple addition of the Hybrid Tandem Axle, Hybrid Edge wheels and second seat (all available separately) suitable for 2 children.
It features a high seat unit bringing baby closer to you and lets them see the sights surrounding them, a telescopic adjustable handlebar suitable for parents of different heights and a dual facing reversible seat unit giving you the option for baby to face you or see the world. It also offers an elegant leatherette handle and bumper bar, large swivel and lockable quick-release wheels, an adjustable footrest that grows with baby over the years, an integral protective UV sunshade and net and a large shopping basket for baby and parents' essentials.
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The Pentagon moved yesterday to shut down a controversial military database used to record possible threats to the US services inside America.
Reuters reports that officials gave a cutoff date of 17 September for the so-called Talon system. After this, defence personnel will still report suspicious activities around military bases - the main source of Talon information - but the data will henceforth be sent to the FBI.
Talon has been understood to stand for Threat and Local Observation Notices, but a Pentagon spokesman said yesterday that originally it was just a name.
The system has been widely criticised in America for maintaining information on harmless anti-war protesters, rather than potentially violent threats to US forces and facilities. The Pentagon itself said in 2006 that there was information of this kind in the system which should have been deleted, and pledged to do so in future cases.
Opponents of the system criticised the decision to maintain Talon in operation at that point, but it went ahead anyway. Now the Pentagon says it is closing Talon, not due to criticism but because it isn't any use.
"The analytical value of it was pretty slim," Colonel Gary Keck told reporters yesterday.
Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence James Clapper assessed the results of a year's Talon collections this April and concluded that the system wasn't worthwhile. It wasn't clear whether this was because the database was still full of worthless reports on peacenik hippies, or because it didn't have anything in it at all.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) watchdog was glad the database had been shut down, but said there were still questions to be answered.
"The TALON program could be just the tip of the iceberg," according to a statement by Caroline Fredericks of the ACLU Washington legislative office.
"It remains critical that Congress investigate how the abuse of the TALON database happened in the first place and conduct proper oversight of other intrusive surveillance by the executive branch."
The Reuters report is here. ®


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You can't throw a rock without hitting someone wearing one of video game clothing company Jinx's new World of Warcraft murloc hoodies. I chatted with the designer of this adorably terrifying garment.
Jinx is a company dedicated to creating clothing inspired by video games and geek culture, and they're a regular feature at BlizzCon every year. The line of customers waiting to purchase the company's World of Warcraft products rivals the official Blizzard line, with fans queuing up in droves to pick up the latest hot product. Products like 2008's talking plush murloc.
Products like this year's murloc hoodie.
The hoodie, seen here being modeled by my lovely photographer, can be worn like a normal hoodie, but that's not fun. No, the fun begins when you zip it up all the way, partially blinding the wearer while disguising them as one of World of Warcraft's most beloved enemies.
"These murloc hoodies have been awesome. We expected them to do well, but they've been doing really amazing today," said Samantha Terry, the fashion designer at Jinx. "I've seen so many just walking over the convention. It's been really exciting for me."
Samantha is responsible for all the custom cut and sew and Blizzard products at Jinx. BlizzCon marks the debut for the murloc hoodie, the first time anyone outside of Jinx or Blizzard has seen it. "This is one of the more fun pieces for me to design; It has a lot of color and character to it. It's definitely something that I like to make."
Considering the fan reaction to the hoodies so far, I'd imagine we'll be seeing more character clothing from Samantha in the future.


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* Tilt shift filter: One of the most popular photo and video effects today, make your scene look like a miniature
* Chroma keying: Animate dinosaurs into real background pictures or movies, or put an actor into an animated scene
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Boinx iStopMotion is the leading solution for stop motion animation and timelapse capture, used by many thousands of parents, kids, teachers, brickfilmers, pro animators and anyone with an interest in this fascinating movie making technique. From tilt shift and color correction to creating high quality HD movies, iStopMotion is a comprehensive application for the Mac that makes it possible for users of all skill levels to create exciting stop motion animations. In 2011, Boinx Software added iStopMotion for iPad to its family of stop motion animation products. iStopMotion for the Mac was named one of the Best Apps of 2012 on the Mac App Store. Whether you just want to spend a magical weekend with your kids or are a serious animator, now it's time to tell your story, frame by frame with iStopMotion.
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Across the country, public school teachers are nearly twice as likely as other parents to send their children to private schools. This is the finding of a new study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based research and educational organization.
The rate at which the children of public school teachers are enrolled in private schools varies in Michigan. In smaller, rural cities, the rate is probably lower: Big Rapids Assistant Superintendent Mark Klumpp estimates that only 10 percent of his city's public school teachers send at least one of their children to private schools. In Detroit, however, 22 percent of the public school educators do so, according to the Fordham study.
Similarly, at least 25 percent of those teaching in the public schools of Washington, D.C., and Baltimore have their children in private, rather than in public, schools.
Nationwide, more than one in five teachers in public schools said their children attend private schools. In 16 major cities, the study found the figure is more than one in four. In contrast, just 12 percent of U.S. families, be they urban, rural or suburban, send their children to private schools, based on U.S. Census data.
The report notes the significance of this: "Teachers, it is reasonable to assume, care about education, are reasonably expert about it and possess quite a bit of information about the schools in which they teach."
"We can assume," the report continued, "that no one knows the condition and quality of the public schools better than teachers who work in them every day. They know from personal experience that many of their colleagues make such a choice (for private vs. public schools) and do so for good and sufficient reasons."
In some cities, close to half of the public school teachers have abandoned the public schools. For example, in Philadelphia, 44 percent of public school teachers enrolled their children in private schools; in Cincinnati, 41 percent did so; in Chicago, 39 percent; and in Rochester, N.Y., 38 percent.
These results did not surprise most practicing teachers to whom the report's authors spoke (the study was written by Denis P. Doyle, founder of the school improvement company Schoolnet, Inc.; Brian Diepold, an economics graduate student at American University; and David A. DeSchryver, editor of the Doyle Report, an online educational policy and technology journal.)
Public school teachers told the Fordham Institute's researchers that private and religious schools impose greater discipline, produce higher academic achievement and offer a better atmosphere than do the public schools.
Though it was not mentioned in the Fordham Institute study, many members of the U.S. Congress, following former President Bill Clinton's lead, send their children to private, rather than public, schools.
The Fordham report notes that the school-choice option has begun to force public school improvements through competition, particularly in cities such as Milwaukee, where school reform has become a watchword, and 29 percent of parents who are teachers send their children to private educational institutions.
But looking only at Milwaukee public school teachers making $42,000 a year or less, the percentage enrolling their children in private schools drops to 10 percent — a level not seen with low-income teachers elsewhere. Because Milwaukee is such a symbol of school reform, it is possible that teachers making less than $42,000 a year are beginning to favor the public schools again. "If so," the report observes, "it might be that choice is having the intended effect of spurring the improvements in public education there. Or perhaps the emergence of [public school] charters has provided another free option to lower-income teachers who might otherwise choose private schooling."
With their comparative autonomy, charter schools are a means of providing greater educational choice and innovation than traditional public schools. Their founders often are teachers, activists or caring parents who believe their children are restricted by traditional public schools.
Charter schools, like private schools, provide parents with alternatives to conventional public schools — a choice that public school teachers unions often oppose, especially when it involves public money. Interestingly, a spokesman for the National Education Association, the 2.7 million member public school union, declined to comment on the Fordham Institute report. The American Federation of Teachers, the smaller teachers union, declined to comment, too.
Tait Trussell writes a weekly column for the Pioneer Group in Big Rapids, Mich., and collaborates on occasional projects with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a research and educational institute headquartered in Midland, Mich. Permission to reprint in whole or in part is hereby granted, provided that the author and the Center are properly cited.
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Frequently asked questions about interior painting
How do I repaint interior walls and ceilings discoloured by soot or tobacco?
I would like to have more colour in the steam room of my sauna. Can I apply a tintable sauna protection agent to the steam room benches as well?
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I am planning to paint all the internal walls in my flat. Can I apply paint directly onto the wallpaper?
How can I neatly remove masking tape from the wall? Sometimes part of the tape sticks to the wall, or some of the paint comes off with the tape.
I am interested in pattern painting but I don't really trust my own skills. Can an ordinary DIY painter do it properly?


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Welcome to Fiji, a South Pacific archipelago where the beauty of turquoise waters and sugar-white beaches is matched only by the genuine warmth that radiates from the local culture. Whether you're gathering for a once-in-a-lifetime reunion, planning an enviable destination wedding or simply seeking fresh surroundings to create new memories, we'll show you why Fiji is an ideal place for an unforgettable family vacation.
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Sugar Land couple face child abuse charges
A couple who live in the Sugar Land area have been indicted on multiple accounts of injury to a child.
The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office received the initial call in this case on Nov. 23, 2013, from a resident in the area of the 9-year-old boy's home. The victim told investigators that he had been locked in a closet for several days and fed only once a day. Investigators said there was evidence of burns on his body.
Investigators learned that the child had not been given proper medical treatment, and the child said the abuse had been ongoing for about a year. The stepmother and father allegedly did not let the child go to school.
The boy finally escaped by climbing out a window in the second floor of his home in the Village of Oak Lakes subdivision.
The boy's stepmother, Aide Estrella, remains in the Fort Bend County Jail under bonds totaling $190,000.
Jorge Estrella bonded out of jail on Jan. 18. His bonds totaled $125,000.
The case was filed with the District Attorney's Office and both suspects have been indicted by a Fort Bend County Grand Jury.


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Randy Brown has been the mayor of Evesham Township in New Jersey since 2007, and the Baltimore Ravens kicking coach since 2008. Brown was once kicking coach of the Chicago Bears, a consultant with the Eagles, and has run a kicking camp. In his tenure with the Ravens, punter Sam Koch has set and beat single-season franchise records for yards per punt three times, and this season, rookie placekicker Justin Tucker made 30/33 field goals (14 of which were beyond 40 yards). Brown has been reelected as mayor, his official bio lists him as "a valued contributor to many sports radio shows," and he appears to be an effective kicking coach. All of this will come in handy when he is the Governor of New Jersey in 2017. From the Wall Street Journal:
Come 2017, though, Brown may be eying a new job: governor of New Jersey.
With Chris Christie poised to run for his second term this year, Brown said Tuesday here at Super Bowl Media Day that he is considering a bid to succeed the popular governor four years from now.
"I checked-the governor can't run again in 2017, so that seat's around," said Brown, a 45-year-old Republican. "I would never close my eyes to it. I'm a Republican with some name I.D. in New Jersey."
When Brown was first elected mayor of Evesham Township-located 15 miles east of Philadelphia in Burlington County, with a population of just more than 45,000-he had been a Democrat, having switched parties after local Republicans would not back his candidacy. But he switched back to the GOP in 2010, saying that he disagreed philosophically with the Democrats.
"The way that our party is, they're going to look for candidates who are similar to what Christie's done, and I've done it on the local level," he said.
Finally, in 2017, we may have a political debate that opens with, "How far can you punt a football?" Randy Brown will be prepared.
An NFL Coach And N.J. Mayor Considers A New Job - Governor [WSJ]


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Spoon brings you an authentic taste of Thailand complemented by Chef Aim's personal touches of spice and composition. Stop by for a quick lunch or hang-out for dinner and drinks. Spoon's staff is sure to deliver neighborhood style service with food you'll be coming back for.
Best Thai Restaurant, 2009.— Creative Loafing
Not to be Missed— Zagat, 2007
Best Thai Restaurant, 2007— Sunday Paper
Best New Restaurant, 2006.— Sunday Paper
Top 25, Atlanta best desserts— Sunday Paper
Not only is the food top-notch, I found service to be friendly, attentive and knowledgeable.— Tom Maicon, [Atlantacuisine.com]
Absolutely do not miss the lemongrass panna cotta if it's available. The subtly flavored custard was topped with a halo of caramelized sugar and tamarind sorbet. A citrus sauce surrounded the panna cotta.— Cliff Bostock, [CreativeLoafing Atlanta; Jan 4 2006]
It is the best riff on red snapper I've had at an Atlanta Thai restaurant. We fight over the last bite.— Elisabeth Bergman, [The Sunday Paper; Feb 26 2006]
...a tight, bright menu that marries the archetypal tastes of Thai cuisine with good ingredients and delicate preparations.— Bob Townsend, [Access Atlanta; 04/13/2006]


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Our online Neighborhood Resources is a collection of our favorite how-to guides, grant opportunities, workshops, city services and more. New York City is home to a wealth of resources—gather the tools to better your community here!
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The Active Design Toolkit for Schools provides ideas and resources to incorporate active design into schools in NYC. Many of the ideas presented are simple, but have immense potential to improve the overall success, health and well-being of students.
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Soil Testing
Brooklyn College provides soil testing at a low cost as part of their commitment to the community. Test your garden's soil to see if it is safe to grow food in.
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Cornell University provides information about testing water and soil for contaminants, as well as links to find the public records of water tests.
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The Democracy at Work Institute put together a presentation and discussion about starting and running worker cooperatives for farms and small businesses. This is a great resource for small farming groups looking to expand their work to a cooperative model.
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The Youth Farm at the High School for Public Service offers free community workshops that cover everything from common garden techniques to healthy cooking to food justice.
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orbital sander
power tool so versatile
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haiku on my recent activity
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Posted by genevieve at 8:19 PM
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The Maharaja
I love Haiku. Here is mine from my military driving course.
I have a license
The military thinks not
I think I can drive.
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Let me lay some background on you: I have moved to London, on a semi-demi-permanent basis. As I haven't got a place of my own yet to stay, I brought virtually no possessions, just a couple of books and a capsule wardrobe. Well, 'capsule wardrobe' might be overstating things: I brought all t-shirts, pants and socks clean at the time of packing, and a motley mess of jeans and skirts. Anyway, the past few weeks have revealed two terrible gaps in my small collection, making my capsule more of a crapsule.
Gap #1: Any footwear vaguely appropriate for snow.
I feel like an under-equipped 19th-century Polar Explorer, tramping about Arctic South London tundra shod in a pair of pitiful plimsolls, alternately dodging snow foxes and frostbite.
Gap #2: Any knitting stuff. Any at all. I went without a wip, nary a needle, sans a single skein.
But why? A couple of reasons: the yasteroid has taken up residence in a Chinese cedarwood chest in Edinburgh, and it looked so cosy in there it seemed a shame to disturb it. Also, the creative dry-spell I've mimbled about on here before is not entirely over, and I am still disorientatingly less enthused about knitting as I once was; it makes me a little sad to look over my blog archives and see the volume of woolly goods I used to churn out.
Since being here, though, my chilly fingers have been itching for some stitching, and it seemed foolish not to capitalise on the capital's treasures. So it was that I found myself inexorably drawn yesterday here:
Loop might well be my all-time favourite yarn shop. It has such an awe-inspiring selection, spread out over two floors, of lots of stuff that is difficult to get elsewhere in the UK, as well as supremely tempting notions, and the best button collection I have ever seen (which reminds me that I need to make a pilgrimage here one day, if I'm ever in York). Its embarrassment of riches always makes it embarrassingly hard for me to choose: I really would have been happy going home with any one of their yarns. So I bought two:
|Yarn cakes fuelled by cupcakes
I think part of me thought I might transmogrify into a brand new 'London' person upon moving here, casting off (ha) all former interests and suddenly starting to seek out underground 'gigs', and art exhibitions in abandoned tunnels. As Socrates keeps telling me via tube posters, 'the unexamined life is not worth living', and there is much about being in a new place that has made me question several old certainties.
Equally, though, there is a great comfort in doing familiar things in unfamiliar surroundings, and super-squishy Malabrigo Worsted has to rank as one of the most comforting yarns in the world. At the moment, pulling loops though loops of wool from Loop is a great help in stopping me going loopy.


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Lady Gaga is now more liked than President Obama -- but not as popular as poker.
The "Poker Face" singer surpassed the president Friday as the most popular living person on Facebook, with more than 10 million people clicking the "like" button on her fan page, USA Today reported.
Obama, by comparison, boasted nearly 9.58 million fans on his Democratic National Committee-run Facebook page as of Friday evening.
U.S. & World
Only pages for Texas Hold 'em Poker (20 million), Michael Jackson (14.39 million), the game Mafia Wars (12.78 million), "Family Guy"(10.3 million), and Facebook itself (10.97 million) are more popular.
"I love you guys so much," Gaga said in a special Facebook video to fans posted from the road after hitting the 10 million mark.
Earlier this week, Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, topped a list of newcomers to Forbes magazine's list of the 100 most powerful celebrities.
Forbes estimated Gaga's income from June 2009 to June 2010 at $62 million, and ranked the performer No. 1 on the magazine's list for web hits and social networking prowess.


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Updating the virus definitions fixed it.
Updating the virus definitions fixed it.
What's going on with this project? My copy stopped working for some reason, and now I can not download a new one.
Dunno what happened for you. It's still running for me today. More information if you want a suggestion besides redownloading from post 103?Code:--------------- 1/5/2017 7:18:27 AM Checking http://ci.kolmafia.us/ for the latest version of KoLMafia... KoLmafia-17631.jar is the latest version Attempting to download http://ci.kolmafia.us/job/Kolmafia/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/dist/KoLmafia-17631.jar... Successfully downloaded http://ci.kolmafia.us/job/Kolmafia/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/dist/KoLmafia-17631.jar Copying KoLmafia-17631.jar to KoLmafia-latest.jar Deleting old version KoLmafia-17625.jar Running KoLmafia-latest.jar...
Anyone have a copy of the executable? Both links are 404
Post #103 should still work, supposedly. I'll edit that info into the first post.
I haven't really thought about this code in a long time but currently I'm just loading the jenkins api for the last successful build (http://ci.kolmafia.us/job/Kolmafia/l...Build/api/json or http://ci.kolmafia.us/job/Kolmafia/l...lBuild/api/xml) to get the path to the latest jar. For example in python:
Hope that's helpful.Code:import json import urllib2 lastUrl = r'http://ci.kolmafia.us/job/Kolmafia/lastSuccessfulBuild' data = json.load(urllib2.urlopen(r'%s/api/json' % lastUrl)) jarUrl = r'%s/artifact/%s' % (lastUrl, data['artifacts'][0]['relativePath'])
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Looks like it, thanks!
Seems this is completely borked, possibly because of the server change?
This is wonderful, thank you very much
DailyDownloader finally stopped working for me today (complains about a 403 response from http://ci.kolmafia.us/job/Kolmafia/lastSuccessfulBuild/), so I switched to this, seems to work fine. Thanks to everyone who creates and maintains these tools! I'll miss the DailyDownloader. It had - character.


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Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum
Herculaneum: Art of a Buried City
The French writer Marcel Brion subtitled his 1960 study of Pompeii and Herculaneum "The Glory and the Grief," a phrase that captures the enduring mystery of these two ancient Roman towns, both buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. The explosion itself was a majestic sight, if not exactly glorious; we have the word of an eyewitness, Pliny the Younger, who compared the pillar of smoke created by the mountain's pulverized core to an umbrella pine, the soaring, graceful local tree that virtually symbolizes the Bay of Naples.
The umbrella pine was so perfect an image for a volcanic cloud that nearly every later witness to an eruption of Vesuvius has revived it. When the mountain returned to violent life in 1631 after centuries of quiet, the tree-shaped cloud appeared again:
The smoke narrowed into the shape of an umbrella pine, and gradually increased so much that, as observers have reported, it shot up to three hundred miles into the air—the earth seemed to want to mix with the sky. This was followed immediately by a huge eruption of fiery globes, and then by a subterranean rumbling and crashes like those of horrible thunder, then by continuous flashes and lighting, and then huge amounts of blackish, ashy sand poured forth, which first seemed to present a moist surface, but quickly, as the sun dried it, it changed its color into bright white puffs, rather like silk.1
The volcano's most recent eruption occurred in 1944, at the height of World War II. The British officer Norman Lewis saw the umbrella pine of smoke, followed by a show of geological pyrotechnics:
Fiery symbols were scrawled across the water of the bay, and periodically the crater discharged mines of serpents into a sky which was the deepest of blood reds and pulsating everywhere with lightning reflections.2
But these glorious, treelike bursts of celestial fire also brought filthy clouds of debris in their wake, and the rotten-egg stench of brimstone. In 1767, William Hamilton, the English envoy to Naples, was caught by a secondary explosion as he explored an actively erupting Vesuvius:
The earth shook, at the same time that a volley of pumice stones fell thick upon us; in an instant, clouds of black smoak and ashes caused almost a total darkness; the explosions from the top of the mountain were much louder than any thunder I ever heard, and the smell of the sulphur was very offensive.
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Today, allow me to share with you another powerful, though not very famous, wealth god called Ji Gong or Che Kong (濟公). Also spelled as Ji Kong or Che Gong.
Ji Gong is known as the 'Legendary Monk with a Magical Fan'. This is because he is usually portrayed as having a fan and sometimes with a bottle of wine.
I entitled this post as – JI GONG: AN ECCENTRIC BUDDHIST MONK THAT BECAME A TAOIST WEALTH GOD – because Ji Gong in reality was a Buddhist monk, was expelled from his monastic life and later on became a Taoist wealth god. The irony here, is that he's not considered as a Buddha or a Bodhisattva in Buddhism, and it was only after the Taoist has adopted Ji Gong as a deity did the Buddhist started including him in their Koans.
(A Koan, for lack of a better description, is like a form of Sutra. It's a fundamental part of the history and lore of Zen Buddhism and it consists of stories, dialogues, questions and statements, the meaning of which are said to be understandable through intuition or lateral thinking. )
Ji Gong was born to a famous and rich family during China's Southern Song Dynasty. His father is a highly respected 'businessman' and military advisor. Ji Kong, the only son, and whose real name is Li Xiuyuan (李修元), came late in the family. His parents were actually told by a respected Feng Shui consultant that they don't have descendant's luck and that they will never have any children. This cause great sadness to both his parents, and considered this as one of their greatest misfortune. Since they are a religious couple they decided to make sure that they would go on various pilgrimage to different temples to ask for child.
Like most Chinese then and now, they don't really make any distinction between Buddhism and Taoism and they would visit temples from both religions even if they were really Taoist.
It is said that in one of their pilgrimage to a Buddhist temple, they entered the hall of the 500 Arhats. Whereby the image of one of the Arhat, Mahakasyapa, fell off from the altar. It was taken as a sign that at that moment Mahakasyapa's energy or spirit left 'his' image.
Not long after that, Ji Kong's mom found out she was pregnant. They remembered the incident in the temple and believed that the baby in her womb was a gift from the Buddhas. They even began to think, that what she was carrying in her womb is the reincarnation of the Arhat Mahakasyapa!
At the age of 18, Li Xiuyuan decided to go to Hangzhou (a province in China), to enter the monastic life at the famous temple called Ling Yin Temple. After several years of studying Buddhism, he was finally ordained as a Buddhist monk and named Dao Ji Chan Shi. He was then normally called Dao Ji, thus this has become another common name of Ji Kong.
His monastic life proved to be short but memorable. Being born from a very rich family, he's used to eating meat and drinking wine, and he was unable to give this up when he became a monk. Furthermore, he started showing some eccentricity and it is believed that he is slightly mad. However, they all agree that he is kind hearted and generous. Nevertheless, because Zen Buddhists strictly prohibits eating of meat and drinking of wine, they really didn't have much choice but to expel him from the monastery.
After being expelled from his monastic life, Dao Ji or Ji Kong never really bothered to search for another monastery that can adopt him. He just roam on the streets and is often thought of as beggar monk, because he really didn't gave up his Buddhist robes either.
His eccentricity continued to manifest on the streets, but so his kindness and compassionate heart. It is said, the even he looks poor he never really begged for money, and it is often a wonder as to where he gets money for food. Some say that it could be part of his inheritance, but if it were from his inheritance, it's a mystery were he kept his wealth.
However, after a while, Dao Ji or Ji Kong started to manifest another eccentricity. Since he has a compassionate heart, he would often approach beggars on the streets and other poor families. He would listen to them, crack a joke, then murmur a prayer, after which he'll use his fan to fan them a little. Soon after these incidents the recipient of his kindness and weird ritual will come to a good fortune. He thus earned a reputation for being a Buddhist magician, which, in turn earned him the title Ji Gong Huoto, which means the Living Buddha Ji Gong. Ji is derived from his Buddhist name Dao Ji, Gong, is a respect for a powerful elderly, and Huoto literally means living Buddha.
At his old age, Ji Kong was adopted by another monastery. This is where he passed away on the 14th day of the 5th Lunar month. Right after his death, Taoist immediately adopted him as their deity, and it is said the he continuously manifest his compassionate and magical powers to every one who keeps his image and go to him.
His image is usually pictured as a monk in rugged clothing, holding a bottle of wine and a 'magical' fan. He is always shown with a smiling face, because he has a very happy nature. Although, he is usually pictured wearing a hat with the word Fo, which means 'Buddha', Buddhist never really considered him as Buddha or a Bodhisattva. However, seeing how much he is revered in Taoism, Buddhist did include him in their Koans, some sub-sects even considers him as an Arhat.
Having an image of Ji Kong at home, and wearing his image as a pendant is a sure way to continuously tap into his blessings of wealth.


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I occasionally switch over to CNN to have my interpretation of the news be challenged.Always an education to see how an event comes out after going through the CNN filter.
Yes; it's amazing what news looks like when they use actual facts!
I occasionally switch over to Fox News to have my interpretation of the news be challenged.Always an education to see how an event comes out after going through the Fox filter.
Crazy talk! Two people amongst billions on the planet having differing views?
Both are below the "overall quality" line of the chart presented in the link I put up, so neither is really worth the time. Too much effort to wade through the infotainment to get to the actual news. One doesn't even need to look at the chart to realize this, as CNN and FOX websites now look like the front page of a National Enquirer that's sitting in the grocery store.
Both are below the "overall quality" line of the chart presented in the link I put up, so neither is really worth the time.
The accuracy of the chart has been called into question though. So that's no indicator either. I'm not in complete disagreement. All outlets show some bias, that I can live with as we always have, but it's become much more vocal and nasty though.
Not that one. It turns out to be just some guy's private project.
We are fortunate that, in general, Canada does not experience the degree of polarization that the US does. A guess: it's because we have a parliament and use FPTP to decide elections. A faction that can command roughly 40% of the popular vote can win a majority and execute its will without the gridlock of the US system (unity between the legislative branch and the executive branch, irrespective of the quirk of who is head of state). Because most people can experience "their team" running things for a few years, every few years, with anything egregious done by one parliament easily overturned (unless it clearly has broad public support) by a succeeding parliament, electoral defeats and intervals out of power are not perceived as the end of the world.
Former Fox analyst Ralph Peters: Fox viewers have 'utterly skewed view of reality'CNN by Brian Stelter @brianstelter August 20, 2018: 2:57 PM ETMany people believe, as Ralph Peters does, that President Trump was a "gift to Fox," and "Fox in turn is a gift to Trump."The difference is that Peters worked at Fox News for years.Peters, a retired US Army lieutenant colonel, was a Fox military analyst until March, when he resigned and burned the proverbial bridge. In a letter to his colleagues, he accused Fox of "assaulting our constitutional order and the rule of law."Peters' statements shocked the TV news industry at the time.On CNN's "Reliable Sources" on Sunday, he had more to say. "People that only listen to Fox have an utterly skewed view of reality," he said. He described the relationship between the president and his favored news network as a "closed loop," but that was hardly Peters' most strident critique of his former employer."Fox isn't immoral, it's amoral," he said. Later in the interview, when Reliable Sources aired clips that show Fox News hosts defending Trump's decision to strip former CIA director John Brennan's security clearance, Peters was asked if he thought his colleagues at Fox are "proud of their performance.""The polite word is 'prostitutes,' so I'll just leave it at that," Peters fired back.. . .
A former insider's view of Fox NewsSee rest of article here:https://money.cnn.com/2018/08/20/media/ralph-peters-president-trump-fox-news/index.html
If Fox is someone's only, or even primary, source of news, how can it not be dumbing?
Fox may be all some can afford. I'm with Bell Fibe TV. The "Starter" package has Fox.But, if you want to upgrade to CBC News Network, CTV News Channel, BBC World News, BBC Canada or CNN, etc. you have to pay a premium.
You could probably say the same about the CBC, except it's bias is heavily skewed to the Left.... and it's fully funded by taxpayers.
You get Fox because its the channel Fox, not Fox News. Fox News is a premium news service like the ones you listed. A better comparison is Fox is in the starter package along with CBC, Global, City, CTV, CBS, and NBC, all of whom have nightly and 6 PM news coverage to vary your prospectives.


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MILWAUKEE — Prosecutors in Milwaukee County are weighing possible charges against a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student following an apparent drug overdose death.
A medical examiner's report said police were called to the student's dorm room about 11 p.m. Monday. The 19-year-old freshman told authorities his friend was unresponsive. The report said 56-year-old Tom Stanczyk, of Watertown, was found sitting at a desk and was pronounced dead. It noted drug paraphernalia was found on the desk.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 5, 2009) - The ETSU volleyball team is set to host North Florida and Jacksonville in the final home weekend of the season. The Bucs face UNF at 7 p.m. on Friday, while the Dolphins come to town on Saturday at 4 p.m.
ETSU (9-16, 7-9 A-Sun) swept Stetson last weekend after falling to FGCU 3-0 on the road. The Bucs are led by Alysa Long (Romulus, Mich.) and Whitney Cogburn (Kingsport, Tenn.) as Long leads the team hitting .322, while Cogburn has a team-best 237 kills.
UNF (10-16, 4-12 A-Sun) has dropped their last three matches to USC Upstate, Belmont and Lipscomb. The Bucs fell to UNF in the only meeting between the two teams earlier this season, 3-1. The Ospreys are led by Kaley Reed as she has a conference-best 386 kills.
Jacksonville (16-7, 12-4 A-Sun) had a 13-game win streak snapped last weekend losing to both Lipscomb and Belmont. The Bucs fell to the Dolphins 3-1 earlier this year in Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville is led by Nicki Kent and Shelly Walroth as Kent is third in the conference in hitting (.322) and first in blocks per set (1.17), while Walroth is first in the conference in digs per set (5.42).
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SAO PAULO (AP) Roger Federer says he won't play as often in the next few years and hopes to compete in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The 31-year-old Federer says he'll be more mindful about the tournaments he plays in the future to make sure he can keep playing at a high level.
``I have to make sure that I take care of my schedule, of my body, of my mind,'' he said Thursday before an exhibition match with Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci. ``Hopefully I can still stay on tour for many more years and hopefully play the Olympics here in three and a half years or so, so I have to look far ahead and not just the next six months.''
Others in the exhibition include Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka, Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Tommy Robredo and Tommy Haas. The Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, are also participating.
Federer has competed in four Olympics, winning gold in doubles at the 2008 Beijing Games and silver in singles at the London Games.
The Swiss player said he'd love to make it to Rio in four years.
``There is a lot of passion for sports here,'' said Federer, the winner of 17 Grand Slams. ``It's a hot place to play tennis right now.''
Federer, who ended the season No. 2, said this year was especially difficult for him because he was committed to the Davis Cup and London Games, which took him away from practice and his family.
``I've played a lot of tennis. It's been a big challenge, especially with the Olympics and the Davis Cup this year,'' he said. ``I found my way back to world No. 1 and it took a lot of sacrifices. I'd like to be home a little bit more often and in a relaxed fashion.''
Still, he said it was a rewarding season.
``I'm very happy that I'm still playing at a very high level,'' said Federer, who won six titles this year, including Wimbledon. ``I had one of my best years on tour this year, and one of the most emotional ones, of course. Next year tournament victories will probably be more important than the rankings, that's why I need to make sure I practice a lot next year.''
Federer played 21 tournaments in 2012, the most among the top four players. No. 1 Novak Djokovic played 18, No. 3 Andy Murray played 20 and Rafael Nadal, nursing a knee injury, played 18.
``I'm not going to play 25 tournaments, but every tournament that I will be playing I'll be emotionally attached to it, because I either won there before or because I've been there many times or because I love the city or the country and the fans,'' he said. ``Today, I've reached a point in my life that I can pick and choose where I want to play and how much I want to play.''
One of the tournaments he left out of his 2013 schedule was Miami, the Masters event in March he has played since 1999 and won twice.
``Miami was a tough decision for me,'' he said. ``But I have to take some time off, first of all, but most importantly, I need to practice. This year I couldn't practice at all. Something had to go in the calendar and that was Miami, unfortunately.''
Federer said he thinks he will need two Grand Slams and five to eight titles in other tournaments to get back to No. 1.
``It's difficult, but I'm happy to set that challenge and I'll give everything I have,'' he said.
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Auto show runs through Sunday
Gas prices dropped for the first time in 36 days on Saturday. AAA said the national average fell a fraction of a penny to $3.78 per gallon for regular gasoline.
Milwaukee and Waukesha-area drivers are paying the same, which is $.52 higher than a month ago.
At the Milwaukee Auto Show, the fuel efficiency of the vehicles depends on where visitors stop. Tammy Villwok said fuel efficiency is a top priority for her because she drives from Milwaukee to Waukesha for work.
"So I'm driving the freeway to work five days a week, so something that has a lot of good fuel mileage is pretty important," Villwok said.
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For Mike Case, capacity is the most important factor. His wife and five children checked out a Ford Expedition. He said fuel efficiency would not influence their decision.
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Susan Eisenhower on the "perk" of being protected by armed guards:
Those who have had armed protection can suffer from lifelong feelings of physical vulnerability, a sense that he or she is always being watched, or a longing for the feeling of continued dependency and security. I was fortunate to have gotten over these problems. But it is no surprise when a member of a first family marries her Secret Service agent, or a movie star falls for her security guard. Of my generation, the most famous of these was Patty Hearst, the kidnapped newspaper heiress who eventually married her bodyguard.


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Calculation of radiative forcing from 3-D models is a relatively new endeavor. The history of this calculation began with one-dimensional models (e.g., Hansen et al., 1984a) that made use of the basic radiative-convective model approach initiated by Manabe and Wetherald (1967). Subsequent researchers expanded this calculation, using GCM output to describe atmospheric lapse rate, water vapor, and cloud cover and including latitudinal and seasonal changes (e.g., Pollack et al. 1993). Both the radiative perturbations from aircraft and the background radiative constituents (e.g., clouds, water vapor, albedo) vary with altitude, latitude, longitude, and time.
Three-dimensional modeling of radiative forcing introduces substantial complexity. The different modeling groups cited here have different approaches to calculating RF, involving choices in spatial and temporal domains.
All models report instantaneous values of radiative forcing at the top of the atmosphere and at the tropopause; in other words, these RF values have been calculated with no changes in atmospheric temperature. As discussed in Section 6.2.1, the most appropriate RF value includes allowance for stratospheric temperatures to readjust to radiative perturbation. Only two groups (Forster and Haywood, and Ponater and Sausen-see paragraphs below) have models that allow for such stratospheric adjustment. This correct, adjusted RF usually lies between the instantaneous values at the top of the atmosphere and the tropopause, and we correct the RF reported from other groups so that all RF values here refer to tropopause radiative forcing with stratospheric adjustment.
RF modeling results were contributed by P. Forster and J. Haywood (Forster and Shine, 1997), A. Grossman (Grossman et al., 1997), J. Haywood (Haywood and Ramaswamy, 1998), D. Rind (Rind and Lonergan, 1995), W.-C. Wang (Wang et al., 1995), and M. Ponater and R. Sausen (Ponater et al., 1998).
Forster and Haywood's radiation scheme has been previously used to calculate ozone and water vapor radiative forcings; it is described in Forster and Shine (1997). It employs a 10 cm-1 narrowband model (Shine, 1991) in the thermal infrared (IR) and a discrete-ordinate model (Stamnes et al., 1988) at solar wavelengths with 5-nm resolution in the ultraviolet (UV) and 10-nm resolution in the visible. As in Forster and Shine (1997), the fixed dynamic heating approximation (Ramanathan and Dickinson, 1979) is used to calculate stratospheric temperature perturbations. A zonally and annually averaged, 5� latitudinal resolution climatology was used as the basis for the forcing calculations. Temperature and humidity were derived largely from European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) analyses, averaged over the period 1980-91. In the upper stratosphere, temperatures were derived from Fleming et al. (1990). At pressures less than 300 hPA, humidity was based on a combination of Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II (SAGE-II) and Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE) data. Surface albedos, cloud amounts, and optical depths were 7-year averages from International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) (Rossow and Schiffer, 1991). Clouds were specified at three levels. The thermal infrared calculations included absorption by nitrous oxide, methane, and carbon dioxide. Ozone climatologies were taken from an observed climatology derived by Li and Shine (1995), a combination of SAGE-II, Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SBUV), Total Ozone Mapping Spectometer (TOMS), and ozonesonde data. To calculate forcing, the climatological profiles were perturbed by the absolute annual averages of ozone and water vapor changes.
Grossman (Grossman et al., 1997) uses a set of baseline annual and longitudinal average atmospheric profiles, resolved by 50 layers between 0 and 60 km, at latitudes of 60�N/S, 30�N/S, and at the Equator that are scaled to IS92A (IPCC, 1995) composition. Supersonic and subsonic aircraft O3 and H2O perturbation profiles were added to the baseline atmospheric profiles for RF calculations. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) 16-band solar radiation model (Grant and Grossman, 1998) and the LLNL 32-band IR radiation model (Chou and Suarez, 1994) were used to calculate instantaneous tropopause and top-of-atmosphere RFs at each latitude for the global average value for O3 and H2O.
Haywood's RF calculations for sulfate and black carbon aerosols were made following the method of Haywood and Ramaswamy (1998). The Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) R30 GCM incorporates a 26 band delta-Eddington solar radiative code (Ramaswamy and Freidenreich, 1997) and includes the cloud parameterization of Slingo (1989) and aerosol optical properties calculated using Mie theory. RF calculations are performed at the top of the atmosphere every day using mean solar zenith angle. No account is made for stratospheric adjustment, the effects of which are likely to be small for tropospheric aerosol in the solar spectrum.
Ponater and Sausen estimated instantaneous RF using the ECHAM4 GCM (Roeckner et al., 1996). Radiative transfer calculations (one radiative time step only) were performed for each grid point with and without local ozone perturbation, including the actual cloud profile. Several diurnal cycles were calculated for each calendar month, and the radiative flux change was determined for each individual grid point at the top of the atmosphere and at the tropopause. The annual global mean radiative forcing was obtained by averaging over all grid points and over the seasonal cycle. To calculate the stratosphere-adjusted, tropopause RF, a "second atmosphere" was implemented into the ECHAM4 GCM. Whereas the primary atmosphere of the GCM does not "feel" the perturbation of the greenhouse gas, the second atmosphere experiences an additional radiative heating above the tropopause, although dynamic heating is identical to that of the first, unperturbed atmosphere. In the troposphere, the primary and second atmospheres are not allowed to diverge. In this configuration, the model is run for one annual cycle.
Rind used the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) Global Climate Middle Atmosphere Model (Rind et al., 1988). The radiation scheme in the model is the correlated-k method for modeling non-gray gaseous absorption (Lacis and Oinas, 1991). The procedure involved keeping re-start files and full diagnostics for the first full day of each month from a control run. Radiation and all other routines were called each hour, so a full, diurnal average global response was calculated. Then the first day of each month was re-run with altered atmospheric composition (e.g., changes in ozone). The global net radiation at the top of the atmosphere was compared. The assumption is that with only 1 day of running time, temperatures would not adjust (even in the stratosphere) to the altered composition; hence, the results are instantaneous values.
Wang's RF calculations use the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Community Climate Model 3 (CCM3) radiative model with monthly mean, latitude-by-longitude distributions of vertical temperature, moisture, clouds, and surface albedo simulated from the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP). The year 1992 of the CCM3-AMIP simulations was used because the corresponding year was used to simulate ozone in the Oslo 3-D CTM (Isaksen et al., 1999). Because this State University of New York/ Albany version of CCM3 used the ozone climatology (Wang et al., 1995), CTM-simulated absolute ozone changes for 1992-2015 and 1992-2050 are mapped onto 1992 ozone climatology to calculate the RF. RFs are based on fixed temperature treatment rather than fixed dynamic heating treatment (Wang et al., 1993).
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L'Histoire de Mode~Elizabeth Taylor, RIP 2/1932-3/2011
Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE, was an English-born
American actress. Beginning as a child star, as an adult she came to
be known for her acting talent and beauty, and had a much publicised private
life, including eight marriages and several near-death experiences. Taylor was
considered one of the great actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age. The
American Film Institute named Taylor seventh on its Female Legends list.
Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was born in Hampstead, a wealthy district of
north west London, the second child of Francis Lenn Taylor and
Sara Viola Warmbrodt (1895–1994), who were Americans residing in England. Taylor's
older brother, Howard Taylor, was born in 1929. Her parents were originally from Arkansas City, Kansas.
Francis Taylor was an art dealer, and Sara was a former actress whose stage name was
"Sara Sothern." Sothern retired from the stage when she and Francis married in
1926 in New York City. Taylor's two first names are in honor of her paternal
grandmother, Elizabeth Mary (Rosemond) Taylor.
A dual citizen of the United Kingdom
and the United States, she was born a British subject through her birth on British soil and
an American citizen through her parents. She reportedly sought,
in 1965, to renounce her United States citizenship, to wit: "Though never accepted
by the State Department, Liz renounced in 1965. Attempting to shield much of her
European income from U.S. taxes, Liz wished to become solely a British citizen.
According to news reports at the time, officials denied her request when she
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renounced 'all allegiance to the United States of America.'"
At the age of three, Taylor began taking ballet lessons with Vaccani. Shortly
before the beginning of World War II, her parents decided to return to the United States
to avoid hostilities. Her mother took the children first, arriving in New York in April 1939,
while her father remained in London to wrap up matters in the art business, arriving in November.
They settled in Los Angeles, California, where Sara's family, the Warmbrodts, were then living.
Through Hedda Hopper, the Taylors were introduced to Andrea Berens, a wealthy
English socialite and also fiancée of Cheever Cowden, chairman and major
stockholder of Universal Pictures in Hollywood. Berens insisted that
Sara bring Elizabeth to see Cowden who, she was adamant, would
be dazzled by Elizabeth's breathtaking dark beauty; she was
born with a mutation that caused double rows of eyelashes,
which enhanced her appearance on camera.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer soon took interest in the
British youngster as well but she failed to secure
a contract with them after an informal audition
with producer John Considine had shown that she
couldn't sing. However, on September 18, 1941,
Universal Pictures signed Elizabeth to a six-month
renewable contract at $100 a week.
Taylor appeared in her first motion picture at the age of nine in
There's One Born Every Minute, her only film for Universal Pictures. Less than six
months after she signed with Universal, her contract was reviewed by Edward Muhl, the studio's
production chief. Muhl met with Taylor's agent, Myron Selznick (brother of David), and
Cheever Cowden. Muhl challenged Selznick's and Cowden's constant support of Taylor:
"She can't sing, she can't dance, she can't perform. What's more, her mother has to be
one of the most unbearable women it has been my displeasure to meet."
Universal cancelled Taylor's contract just short of her tenth birthday in February 1942.
Nevertheless on October 15, 1942, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer signed Taylor to $100 a week for up to
three months to appear as "Priscilla" in the film Lassie Come Home.
Lassie Come Home featured child star Roddy McDowall, with
whom Taylor would share a lifelong friendship. Upon its release in
1943, the film received favourable attention for both McDowall and Taylor.
On the basis of her performance in Lassie Come Home MGM signed Taylor
to a conventional seven-year contract at $100 a week but increasing at
regular intervals until it reached a hefty $750 during the seventh year.
Her first assignment under her new contract at MGM was a loan-out to
20th Century Fox for the character of Helen Burns in a film version of the
Charlotte Bronte novel Jane Eyre (1944). During this period she also
returned to England to appear in another Roddy McDowall picture for
MGM, The White Cliffs of Dover (1944). But it was Taylor's persistence in
campaigning for the role of Velvet Brown in MGM's National Velvet that
skyrocketed Taylor to stardom at the tender age of 12.
Taylor's character, Velvet Brown, is a young girl who trains her beloved
horse to win the Grand National. National Velvet, which also costarred
beloved American favorite Mickey Rooney and English newcomer Angela Lansbury,
became an overwhelming success upon its release in December 1944. Many years later
Taylor called it "the most exciting film" she had ever made, and the film changed her
life forever. Although it vastly increased her star power, many of her back problems were
traced to when she hurt her body falling off a horse during its filming.
National Velvet grossed over US$4 million at the box office and
Taylor was signed to a new long-term contract that raised her salary
to $30,000 per year. To capitalize on the box office success of Velvet,
Taylor was shoved into another animal opus, Courage of Lassie, in which
a different dog named "Bill", cast as an Allied combatant in World War II,
regularly outsmarts the Nazis, with Taylor going through another outdoors
role. The 1946 success of Courage of Lassie led to another contract
drawn up for Taylor earning her $750 per week, her mother $250,
as well as a $1,500 bonus. Her roles as Mary Skinner in a loan-out
to Warner Brothers' Life With Father (1947), Cynthia Bishop in Cynthia (1947),
Carol Pringle in A Date with Judy (1948) and Susan Prackett in
Julia Misbehaves (1948) all proved to be successful.
Her reputation as a bankable adolescent star and nickname of "One-Shot Liz"
(referring to her ability to shoot a scene in one take) promised her a full and bright career
with Metro. Taylor's portrayal as Amy, in the American classic Little Women (1949) would prove to
be her last adolescent role. In October 1948, she sailed aboard the RMS Queen Mary
travelling to England where she would begin filming on Conspirator, in
which she would play her first adult role.
Unlike other child actors, Taylor easily transitioned to adult roles. Before
Conspirator's 1949 release, a Time cover article called her "a jewel of
great price, a true star sapphire", and the leader among Hollywood's
next generation of stars such as Montgomery Clift, Kirk Douglas, and
Ava Gardner. The film failed at the box office, but 16-year-old
Taylor's portrayal of a 21-year-old debutante who unknowingly
marries a communist spy played by 38-year-old Robert Taylor,
was praised by critics for her first adult lead in a film. Taylor's
first picture under her new salary of $2,000 per week was
The Big Hangover (1950), both a critical and box office failure,
that paired her with screen idol Van Johnson. The picture also
failed to present Taylor with an opportunity to exhibit
her newly realized sensuality.
Her first box office success in an adult role came as Kay Banks in the romantic
comedy Father of the Bride (1950), alongside Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett.
The film spawned a sequel, Father's Little Dividend (1951), which Taylor's costar
Spencer Tracy summarised with "boring… boring… boring". The film did well at the
box office but it would be Taylor's next picture that would set the course for her career
as a dramatic actress. In late 1949, Taylor had begun filming George Stevens'
A Place In The Sun. Upon its release in 1951, Taylor was hailed for her performance as
Angela Vickers, a spoiled socialite who comes between George Eastman (Clift) and
his poor, pregnant factory-working girlfriend Alice Tripp (Shelley Winters).
The film became the pivotal performance of Taylor's career as critics acclaimed it as a
classic, a reputation it sustained throughout the next 50 years of cinema history.
The New York Times' A.H. Weiler wrote, "Elizabeth's delineation of the rich and
beauteous Angela is the top effort of her career", and the Boxoffice reviewer
unequivocally stated "Miss Taylor deserves
an Academy Award".
Taylor became increasingly unsatisfied with the roles being offered to her
at the time. While she wanted to play the lead roles in The Barefoot Contessa
and I'll Cry Tomorrow, MGM continued to restrict her to mindless and
somewhat forgettable films such as: a cameo as herself in Callaway Went Thataway
(1951), Love Is Better Than Ever (1952), Ivanhoe (1952),
The Girl Who Had Everything (1953) and Beau Brummel (1954). She had
wanted to play the role of Lady Rowena in Ivanhoe, but the part was given to
Joan Fontaine. Taylor was given the role of Rebecca. When Taylor
became pregnant with her first child, MGM forced her through
The Girl Who Had Everything (even adding two hours to her daily
work schedule) so as to get one more film out of her before she
became too heavily pregnant.
Taylor lamented that she needed the money, as she had just bought
a new house with second husband Michael Wilding and with a child on the way things
would be pretty tight. Taylor had been forced by her pregnancy to turn down Elephant Walk
(1954), though the role had been designed for her. Vivien Leigh, almost two decades Taylor's
senior, but to whom Taylor bore a striking resemblance, got the part and went to Ceylon to
shoot on location. Leigh suffered a nervous breakdown during filming, and Taylor reclaimed the role
after the birth of her child Michael Wilding, Jr. in January 1953.
portrayed Louise Durant, a beautiful rich girl in love with a
temperamental violinist (Vittorio Gassman) and an earnest young
pianist (John Ericson). A film critic for the New York Herald Tribune
wrote: "There is beauty in the picture all right, with Miss Taylor glowing
into the camera from every angle… but the dramatic pretenses are
weak, despite the lofty sentences and handsome manikin poses."
Taylor's fourth period picture, Beau Brummell, made just after
Elephant Walk and Rhapsody, cast her as the elaborately costumed Lady Patricia,
which many felt was only a screen prop—a ravishing beauty whose sole purpose was to
lend romantic support to the film's title star, Stewart Granger. The Last Time I Saw Paris
(1954) fared only slightly better than her previous pictures, with Taylor being reunited
with The Big Hangover costar Van Johnson. The role of Helen Ellsworth Willis was based on
that of Zelda Fitzgerald and, although pregnant with her second child, Taylor went ahead with the
film, her fourth in twelve months. Although proving somewhat successful
at the box office, she still yearned for meatier roles.
Following a more substantial role opposite Rock Hudson and
James Dean in George Stevens' epic Giant (1956), Taylor was
nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress four years in
a row for Raintree County (1957) opposite Montgomery Clift;
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) opposite Paul Newman;
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) with Montgomery Clift,
Katharine Hepburn and Mercedes McCambridge; and finally
winning for BUtterfield 8 (1960), which co-starred then husband Eddie Fisher.
In 1960, Taylor became the highest paid actress up to that time when she
signed a one million dollar contract to play the title role in 20th Century Fox's
lavish production of Cleopatra,[14] which would eventually be released in 1963.
During the filming, she began a romance with her future husband Richard Burton, who
played Mark Antony in the film. The romance received much attention from the tabloid
press, as both were married to other spouses at the time. By working overtime,
Taylor received more than $2 million for her role.
Her second Academy Award, also for Best Actress in a Leading Role,
was for her performance as Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966),
playing opposite then husband Richard Burton. Taylor and Burton would
appear together in six other films during the decade –
The V.I.P.s (1963), The Sandpiper (1965), The Taming of the Shrew (1967),
Doctor Faustus (1967), The Comedians {1967} and Boom! (1968).
Taylor appeared in John Huston's Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
opposite Marlon Brando (replacing Montgomery Clift who died before
production began) and Secret Ceremony (1968) opposite Mia Farrow.
However, by the end of the decade her box-office drawing power
had considerably diminished, as evidenced by the failure of
The Only Game in Town (1970), with Warren Beatty.
Taylor continued to star in numerous theatrical films throughout the 1970s, such
as Zee and Co. (1972) with Michael Caine, Ash Wednesday (1973), The Blue Bird (1976)
with Jane Fonda and Ava Gardner, and A Little Night Music (1977). With then-husband
Richard Burton, she co-starred in the 1972 films Under Milk Wood and Hammersmith Is Out,
and the 1973 made-for-TV movie Divorce His, Divorce Hers. A chain smoker from an early age,
Taylor feared she had lung cancer in October 1975 after an X-ray showed spots on her lungs;
however, she was later found not to have the disease.
Taylor starred in the 1980 mystery film The Mirror Crack'd, based
on an Agatha Christie novel. In 1985, she played movie gossip columnist
Louella Parsons in the TV film Malice in Wonderland opposite
Jane Alexander, who played Hedda Hopper. Taylor appeared in the
miniseries North and South. Her last theatrical film was 1994's The Flintstones.
In 2001, she played an agent in the TV film These Old Broads. She appeared on a
number of television series, including the soap operas General Hospital and
All My Children, as well as the animated series The Simpsons—once as herself,
and once as the voice of Maggie Simpson, uttering one word "Daddy".
Taylor also acted on the stage, making her Broadway and West End debuts in 1982
with a revival of Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes. She was then in a production
of Noel Coward's Private Lives (1983), in which she starred with her former husband,
Richard Burton. The student-run Burton Taylor Theatre in Oxford was named for the
famous couple after Burton appeared as Doctor Faustus in the Oxford University
Dramatic Society (OUDS) production of the Marlowe play. Taylor played the ghostly,
wordless Helen of Troy, who is entreated by Faustus to "make [him]
immortal with a kiss". In the 1980s, she received
treatment for alcoholism.
In March 2003 Taylor declined to attend the 75th Annual Academy
Awards, due to her opposition to the Iraq war. She publicly condemned
then US President George W. Bush for calling on Saddam Hussein to leave
Iraq, and said she feared the conflict would lead to "World War III".
Taylor is known to have smoked cigarettes into her mid-fifties.
In November 2004, she announced that she had been diagnosed with
congestive heart failure, a progressive condition in which the
heart is too weak to pump sufficient blood throughout the
body, particularly to the lower extremities: the ankles and feet.
She broke her back five times, had both her hips replaced, survived
a benign brain tumor operation and skin cancer, and faced life-
threatening bouts with pneumonia twice, one of which (1961),
resulted in an emergency tracheotomy. Towards the end of her
life she was reclusive and sometimes failed to make scheduled
appearances due to illness or other personal reasons. She used a
wheelchair and when asked about it stated that she had osteoporosis
and was born with scoliosis.
In 2005, Taylor was a vocal supporter of her friend Michael Jackson in his trial
in California on charges of sexually abusing a child.[26][27] He was eventually acquitted when
the prosecution collapsed due to a lack of concrete evidence. On 30 May 2006,
Taylor appeared on Larry King Live to refute the claims that she had been ill,
and denied the allegations that she was suffering from Alzheimer's disease
and was close to death.
In late August 2006, Taylor decided to take a boating trip to
help prove that she was not close to death. She also decided to
make Christie's auction house the primary place for selling her
jewelry, art, clothing, furniture and memorabilia.[29] Six months later,
the February 2007 issue of Interview magazine was devoted entirely
to Taylor. It celebrated her life, career and her upcoming 75th birthday.
On 5 December 2007, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and California
First Lady Maria Shriver inducted Taylor into the California Hall of Fame,
located at The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts.
Taylor was in the news in 2007 for a rumored ninth marriage to her companion
Jason Winters, which she dismissed as a rumour. However, she was quoted
as saying, "Jason Winters is one of the most wonderful men I've ever known and
that's why I love him. He bought us the most beautiful house in Hawaii and we visit
it as often as possible," to gossip columnist Liz Smith. Winters accompanied
Taylor to Macy's Passport HIV/AIDS 2007 gala, where Taylor was honoured with
a humanitarian award. In 2008, Taylor and Winters were spotted celebrating the
4th of July on a yacht in Santa Monica, California. The couple attended the Macy's
Passport HIV/AIDS gala again in 2008.
On December 1, 2007, Taylor acted on-stage again, appearing
opposite James Earl Jones in a benefit performance of the
A. R. Gurney play Love Letters. The event's goal was to raise
$1 million for Taylor's AIDS foundation. Tickets for the show
were priced at $2,500, and more than 500 people attended.
The event happened to coincide with the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike
and, rather than cross the picket line, Taylor requested a "one night dispensation.
" The Writers Guild agreed not to picket the Paramount Pictures lot
that night to allow for the performance.
Taylor had a passion for jewelry. She was a client of well-known jewelry
designer Shlomo Moussaieff. Over the years she owned a number of well-known
pieces, two of the most talked-about being the 33.19-carat (6.64 g) Krupp
Diamond and the 69.42-carat (13.88 g) pear-shaped Taylor-Burton Diamond, which
were among many gifts from husband Richard Burton. Taylor also owned the 50-carat (10 g)
La Peregrina Pearl, purchased by Burton as a Valentine's Day present in 1969. The pearl
was formerly owned by Mary I of England, and Burton sought a portrait of Queen Mary
wearing the pearl. Upon the purchase of such a painting, the Burtons discovered that the
British National Portrait Gallery did not have an original painting of Mary, so they
donated the painting to the Gallery. Her enduring collection of jewelry has been
documented in her book My Love Affair with Jewelry (2002) with photographs by
the New York photographer John Bigelow Taylor (no relation).
Taylor started designing jewels for The Elizabeth Collection, creating
fine jewelry with elegance and flair. The Elizabeth Taylor collection by
Piranesi is sold at Christie's. She also launched three perfumes, "Passion",
"White Diamonds", and "Black Pearls", which, together, earn an estimated
US$200 million in annual sales. In fall 2006, Taylor celebrated the 15th
anniversary of her White Diamonds perfume, one of the top 10 best selling
fragrances for more than the past decade.
Taylor devoted much time and energy to AIDS-related charities and
fundraising. She helped start the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
after the death of her former costar and friend, Rock Hudson. She also created
her own AIDS foundation, the Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation (ETAF). By 1999,
she had helped to raise an estimated US$50 million to fight the disease. In 2006,
Taylor commissioned a 37-foot (11 m) "Care Van" equipped with examination tables
and X Ray equipment and also donated US$40,000 to the New Orleans Aids task force, a
charity designed for the New Orleans population with AIDS and HIV. The donation of the
van was made by the Elizabeth Taylor HIV/AIDS Foundation and Macy's.
In the early 1980s, Taylor moved to Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, which was her
residence until her death. She also owned homes in Palm
Springs, London and Hawaii.
Taylor was a supporter of Kabbalah and member of the
Kabbalah Centre. She encouraged long-time friend Michael Jackson
to wear a red string as protection from the evil-eye during his 2005
trial for molestation, where he was eventually cleared of all charges. On
6 October 1991, Taylor had married construction worker Larry Fortensky
at Jackson's Neverland Ranch.[38] In 1997, Jackson presented Taylor
with the exclusively written-for-her epic song "Elizabeth, I Love
You", performed on the day of her 65th birthday celebration.
In October 2007, Taylor won a legal battle, over a Van Gogh painting
in her possession, View of the Asylum and Chapel at Saint Remy. The
United States Supreme Court refused to reconsider a legal suit filed by four persons
claiming that the artwork belonged to one of their Jewish ancestors,
regardless of any statute of limitations. Taylor attended Michael Jackson's
-private funeral on 3 September 2009.
Taylor was married eight times to seven husbands:
- Conrad "Nicky" Hilton (May 6, 1950 – January 29, 1951) (divorced)
- Michael Wilding (February 21, 1952 – January 26, 1957) (divorced)
- Michael Todd (February 2, 1957 – March 22, 1958) (widowed)
- Eddie Fisher (May 12, 1959 – March 6, 1964) (divorced)
- Richard Burton (March 15, 1964 – June 26, 1974) (divorced)
- Richard Burton (October 10, 1975 – July 29, 1976) (divorced)
- John Warner (December 4, 1976 – November 7, 1982) (divorced)
- Larry Fortensky (October 6, 1991 – October 31, 1996) (divorced)
Burton and Taylor remarried 16 months after their first divorce, in a mud hut in Botswana. He disagreed with others about her's famed beauty, saying that calling Taylor "the most beautiful woman in the world is absolute nonsense. She has wonderful eyes, but she has a double chin and an overdeveloped chest, and she's rather short in the leg.
Taylor converted from Christian Science to Judaism, between her marriages to Todd and Fisher.
With Wilding (two sons):
- Michael Howard Wilding (born 1953)
- Christopher Edward Wilding (born 1955)
With Todd (one daughter):
- Elizabeth Frances "Liza" Todd (born 1957)
With Burton (one daughter):
- Maria Burton (born 1961; adopted 1964)
In 1971, Taylor became a grandmother at the age of 39. At the time of her death she was survived by her four children, ten grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Taylor dealt with many serious health problems during her life, and many
times newspaper headlines announced that she was close to death. In 2004 it
was announced that she was suffering from congestive heart failure, and in 2009 she
underwent cardiac surgery to replace a leaky valve. In February 2011, new
symptoms related to congestive heart failure caused her to be admitted into
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for treatment.
Taylor won two Academy Awards for Best Actress (for her
performance in Butterfield 8 in 1960, and for Who's Afraid of
Virginia Woolf in 1966). She joined a select list of two-time Academy
Award winning Best Actress winners which includes Luise Rainer,
Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Vivien Leigh, Ingrid Bergman, Glenda
Jackson, Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Jodie Foster, and Hillary Swank.
Additionally, she was awarded the Jean Herscholt Humanitarian
Academy Award in 1992 for her work fighting AIDS. In 1999, Taylor
was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Taylor died on March 23, 2011, surrounded by her four
children at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,
California, at the age of 79.
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